In this article, Asset Dedication’s Stephen J. Huxley, PHD and Brent Burns investigate the evidence of shifting and even reversing correlations between stock and bond returns that make it improbable – if not impossible – to use market timing to make profitable investment decisions. Click here to read the article >>>

Unconstrained bond funds are being pitched as a way around rising rates but they don’t seem to be holding up their end of the bargain very well; maybe it’s time to look at individual bonds. Read the article here >>>

While it might be tempting to start finagling with fixed-income allocations as the next rising-interest-rate cycle draws nearer, proponents of bond ladders say the tried-and-true strategy works in all cycles if safety is your guide. Read the article here >>>

The rise in interest rates since the historic low in 2012 has many bond fund investors running for cover, much to the consternation of Pacific Investment Management Co.’s chief executive Bill Gross. And if one looks at rates over the long term, run they should! Read the article here >>>

For retirees hoping to sleep at night, “laddering” bonds ensures that each year a batch of individual bonds will mature, providing the income needed for that year. There’s another option: defined-maturity bond ETFs, which resemble individual bonds right up to their distributions and maturity dates. But laddering with either ETFs or individual bonds brings its own set of trade-offs. Read the article here >>>